Chair, table, etc.



...Janna W. E. HARDY CHAIR, TABLE, ETC Filed Aug. 31, 1938 Mach 26, 1940.

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Patented Mar. 26, 1940 UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in chairs, settees, tables and the like, and has for one of its objects he provision `of seating structures and tables of such form thatk they can be constructed economically and which nevertheless are of great strength.

Another object of my invention is to provide a structural arrangement whereby various parts suitable for making an article of furniture of a given size can be utilized also in making iurniture oi other dimensions, Without alteration -of said parts.

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a chair constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line II--II of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a `View taken on the line III- III of Fig. 2; and i shows a modification of the structure of Fig. 3.

Referring iirst to Figs; l to 3, the'chair comprises 'front legs 5, rear legs 5, a seat board 'l and a back rest 8, connected in unitary relation as hereinafter described.

The legs 5 and il may be metal tubes or of other suitable material. The back rest fmay be simply a board, or an upholstered member, secured by screws or otherwise, to the upper extensions-.of the rear legs 6. A sheet metal yolte 9 having Wing portions Il] is Welded at Il to each of the legs 5 and 6. A tie plate I2 connects each iront leg to a rear leg; a tie plate i3 connects the rear legs, and a tie plate I4 connests the front legs.

The tie plates are preferably oi channel form so that they can be made of sheet metal and still have the required strength. The wings i0 ci the yokes e it snugly between the flanges of the various tie plates, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, and are of such length that the Wings and the tie plates cooperate to provide stiffness and strength at thel points Where the greatest bending strains occur during use of the chair. The Wings lll are spot-Welded to the tie plates,

The seat board l may be of Wood or other material, and is connected `to the upper flanges of the various tie plates by screws i5.

The legs with their attached yckes 9, canv be employed in making seat structures or" `various sizes, simply by employing tie plates l2, i3 and lil of desired lengths, with seat boards andback rests of the'desired dimensions.

As shown in Fig. 4, ther tie plates are con-y nected to the Wings HiI` by means of bolts I6, instead of welding them together.

In the making of stools, tables and similar articles, it will be understood that the same general arrangement of legs and tie `plates will be employed as in the making of a chair, with the exception that the rear legs Will terminate at the lowermost plane of the top board which will be substituted for the seat board l.`

I claim as my invention:

l. `An article of furniture comprising legs, Wing elements connected to said legs, tie members connecting a Wing element of each leg to the 10 Wing element of another leg, and a horizontallyextending V top member connected to the tie members, the tie members being of channel form with `their Webs in vertical planes, and the Wing elements having flatwise engagement With the said webs and ttng Withinthe channels, with their edges inengagement with the flanges of the said channels.

, 2. An article of furniture comprising legs, a sheet metal strap connected toeach leg and each having a Wing portion extending toward another leg, sheet-metal tie plates of channel form connecting the Wing portions of adjacent legs,`the tie plates having their Webs in Vertical planes, and the said Wing portions having flatwise engagement with the said webs` and tting Within the channels, with their edges in engagement With the flanges of the said channels, and a heri- Zontally-extending top member carried by the frame structure thus formed. 4

- 3. An article of furniture comprising legs, a yoke partially embracing each leg and having a pair of Wing portions extending at right angles to one another, towardtwo adjacent legs, and straight sheet metal tie plates of channel fern. each connecting a wing portion of one leg to a Wing portion of an adjacent leg, the Webs of `the tie plates extending in vertical planes, and

the Wing portions tting snugly within. the .said channels and having flativse engagement with the said webs, in Vertical planes.

4; An article of furniture comprising legs, a yoke partially embracing each leg and having a pair of- Wing portions extending at right angles to one another, toward two adjacent legs, straight sheet metal tie plates oi" channel form, each connecting a Wing portion of one leg to a Wing portion of an adjacent leg, the Webs of the tie plates extending in vertical planes, and the Wing portions tting snugly Within the said channels, and having `flatvvise engagement with the said Webs, in vertical planes, and a horizontally-extending top member supported upon and secured to the upper flanges of thel tie plates.

WILBERT EUGENE HARDY. 

